(n) (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body, Syn.fixing
n. [ Cf. F. fixation. ] 1. The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed. [ 1913 Webster ]
An unalterable fixation of resolution. Killingbeck. [ 1913 Webster ]
To light, created in the first day, God gave no proper place or fixation. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
Marked stiffness or absolute fixation of a joint. Quain. [ 1913 Webster ]
A fixation and confinement of thought to a few objects. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of gaseous elements. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat; -- said of metals. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
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